When the Miami Marlins baseball team decided to bug out of
Sun Life for the new Marlins Park, photographers Allen Eyestone and Dave Cross
went to work on lobbying for a better work space in the football stadium.

Working independently of each other, Eyestone staff photographer at The Palm Beach Post, produced a
video showing the hazardous conditions working out of an old trailer outside the
stadium and the obstacles photographers faced getting to and from the field.
Eyestone then photographed the better facilities around the country. He
submitted his research to Miami Dolphins Senior Vice President of Media
Relations, Harvey Greene.

The steps to the old trailer was always dangerous while carrying gear.

At the same time, Cross the Miami Dolphins team photographer,
lobbied for the upgrade as well.

The result is a spacious 1,750 square foot media work room
at event level inside the stadium with a capacity for 175 people. The room is
equipped with free Wi-Fi and about 40 locations in the room have hard wired
Ethernet.

Greene is glad the room is being well received by
photographers and says the current space used to house the former Marlins
equipment room and players lounge.

He goes on to say that photogs are allowed to eat with
everyone else in the main press box before the Dolphin game. At halftime hot
dogs and chips are provided in the photo room for free.

If that’s not good enough, master technicians from SouthernPhoto Technical Service will be providing complimentary sensor cleaning,
general camera maintenance and minor camera repairs on site.

SPTS is a Factory Authorized Service Center for all major
brands of photographic equipment and has been in Miami since 1948.

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